Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch explain why the future for free minds and free markets is so bright you'll need to wear shades. From school choice to pot legalization to criminal justice reform to the end of The Patriot Act, things are trending in a libertarian direction. But how do we create even bigger and more permanent reforms when it comes to entitlements, political correctness, economic and military interventionism, and more? The authors of The Declaration of Independents lay out a roadmap to a future of unfettered freedom.

Nick Gillespie is editor-in-chief of Reason.com and Reason TV, the online platforms of Reason, the libertarian magazine of "Free Minds and Free Markets." The two sites draw over 4 million visits per month and have been named among the nation's best political sites. He is co-author of The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong With America. The Daily Beast has named Gillespie one of "The... Read More →

Matt Welch is editor-in-chief of Reason, the libertarian magazine of "Free Minds and Free Markets." He is co-author of The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong With America, which Tyler Cowen called "the up-to-date statement of libertarianism." Welch also wrote the 2007 book McCain: The Myth of a Maverick. Under Welch's leadership Reason has won three first-place Maggie awards, as well... Read More →